Environmental Biology 1st Quarter Exam Review Sheet

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Chapters 1 and 2.3

Vocab: biodiversity, pollution, biodegradable, non-biodegradable, pollutant, renewable resource, non-renewable resource, ecological footprint, sustainability
Results of Industrial Revolution
Tragedy of the Commons
During which period did most of today's environmental problems begin?
Values in 2.3

Chapter 4

Vocab: habitat, natural selection, artificial selection, biotic factors, abiotic factors, resistance
Levels of organization
How do insecticides lead to resistance?

Chapter 8

Vocab: density, density dependent factors, density independent factors, exponential growth, niche, carrying capacity, symbiosis
Types of species interactions
What promotes reproductive potential?
How is carrying capacity determined?